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ClearView bolsters team

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 30 MAR 2021
... important year for ClearView with key transformation projects underway including a new policy administration system, underwriting rules engine and adviser portal," ClearView general manager, life insurance Gerard Kerr said. "We are extremely fortunate ...

Synchron demands clarity from insurers

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAR 2021
... new regime to force policyholders into a completely new policy? If so, will the policyholder have to have medical underwriting? Will they be forced onto a different premium structure? Will they lose a key benefit not available in the new policy?" Trapnell ...

Life Company of the Year named

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAR 2021
... through advertising their products," he said. The Beddoes Institute's Adviser Survey provided the research for the Underwriting Award and the BDM/Business Support Award which NEOS won and the Claims Award which went to OnePath. Beddoes Institute director ...

Aviva Investors appoints chief investment officer

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 FEB 2021
... overseeing 300 professionals working across funds management, asset management, development, transactions, origination, underwriting, research and business management. He joined Aviva Investors in 2018 as managing director, real estate and is a member ...

360 Capital fund buys stake in NZ manager

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 19 FEB 2021
... to a growing real estate investment platform and the opportunity to invest in direct real estate assets along with underwriting the growth of the PMG platform," TOT head of real assets James Storey said. "TOT remains well capitalised with no gearing ...

PPS Mutual offers new IP solution

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 16 FEB 2021
PPS Mutual has launched an income protection underwriting offering for newly qualified professionals starting out in their career. The Professional Choice offer will enable newly qualified professionals to increase their monthly income protection benefit ...

Super fund ousts ethical manager

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 22 JAN 2021
... their personal circumstances. "We are making it easier for our members to obtain more cover without the need for underwriting, which makes our services more convenient."

Australian banks among most fined

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 12 JAN 2021
... regulators over the 1MDB scandal. Goldman was hit with a further $2 billion fine from US regulators for its role in underwriting 1MDB bonds. The second largest US fine was $3 billion, handed to Wells Fargo after it was revealed the bank had set up millions ...

PPS Mutual transforms underwriting process

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 8 DEC 2020
Mutual life insurer PPS Mutual has removed several assessments to its medical and financial underwriting requirements to speed up the application process and benefit members. The mutual insurer has removed the "quick check medical requirement" for prospective ...

ClearView streamlines underwriting

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 NOV 2020
ClearView Wealth has adopted Munich Re's digital platform to streamline the underwriting process and manage compliance obligations. ALLFINANZ Cloud, which was launched by Munich Re in 2019, will provide the cloud-based underwriting rules engine to speed ...